Babri masjid was demolished due to conducive environment in Kalyan Singh government: Pejawar Swamiji
Udupi, November 23: “Then prime minister PV Narasimha Rao had told me that hundreds of people would have died if the action was taken against them during Babri Masjid demolition, due to which the government did not take any action. In the same way, then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh had also helped the drive. As a result, the Babri Masjid demolition was continued unabated”, said Vishvesha Tirtha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt.
Felicitating the Kara Sevaks who had participated in the Babri Masjid demolition at Ayodhya, organized prior to the Janaagraha convention by the VHP urging the central government to present a Bill in the Parliament for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, on the Sri Krishna Mutt premises here on Friday, the swamiji said that “I have not agreed to demolish the Babri Masjid forcefully. Since the government was informed in writing, we did not have the intention of demolishing the Masjid. But the kara sevaks had violated the resolution and attacked the Masjid. Demolition was appropriate action. But we have failed to meet out words which is not right”, he said.
Though he had appealed the people not to demolish the Masjid, none of the Kara Sevaks listened to his words. His efforts went in vain before the enthusiasm of the people. He was a mute spectator while demolishing the Masjid. He had not gone to demolish the Masjid. But finally, he had realized that there was a Mandir, the Swamiji said.
Senior Kara Sevaks were felicitated on the occasion. RSS leader Somashekar Bhat, Bajrang Dal district convener Dinesh Mendon were present. Bajrang Dal South region convener Sunil K.R delivered keynote address, while VHP district secretary Pramod Shetty welcomed and city unit president Santhosh Suvarna Bolje proposed vote of thanks. Bhagyashri Aithal compared the programme.
Moily did not try to arrest me
“There is no reason for the Muslims to feel sad in the Babri Masjid demolition issue, because, there were clear proofs on Mandir in place of Masjid. Attempts were made to arrest me for giving a statement about it. I was also prepared to be arrested. But then Chief Minister M. Veerappa Moily did not take risk to arrest me”, said the swamiji.
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Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales from FY19-20 to FY23-24: Govt
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.
Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.
He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.
In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.
According to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.
The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.
In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.
